Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Circle the correct letter AND
write key words next to each item.
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IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS
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Which of the following was a major economic argument for expansion?
A | The United States needed new markets for its goods. | B | Many United States
industries were short of labor. | C | Foreign goods were often superior to American
products. | D | Americans needed the respect of foreign countries. |
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What was the central message of the Roosevelt Corollary?
A | United States territories could not enter any foreign agreements. | B | United States
territories would remain unincorporated. | C | The United States would use force to prevent
intervention in the affairs of neighboring countries. | D | The United States would support only those
revolutionary movements that promoted democratic principles. |
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To support their view, anti-imperialists argued that ______________
A | imperialism would reduce U.S. military forces. | B | the United States
should get more involved in foreign affairs. | C | imperialism rejected the American ideal of
“liberty for all.” | D | imperialism would make the United States more
admired in the world. |
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Under imperialism, the stronger nation attempts to ___________
A | dominate a weaker country. | B | sell its products to a weaker
country. | C | create an empire. | D | all of the
above. |
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President Roosevelt threatened to use the United States Navy to
__________
A | maintain stability in neighboring countries of the Western
Hemisphere. | B | acquire new territories. | C | protect American interests in
Europe. | D | build the Panama Canal. |
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Some anti-imperialists feared the existence of ___________
A | foreign markets. | B | different races in the United
States. | C | large standing armies. | D | a new frontier. |
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Anti-imperialists also objected to the ____________
A | independence of the Philippines. | B | introduction of democracy to new
lands. | C | costs of expansion. | D | sale of American goods
abroad. |
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To others, expansion to foreign lands were new frontiers that would help
Americans _________
A | keep their competitive edge. | B | develop new farming
technology. | C | maintain their independence. | D | find more sources of gold and
silver. |
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Imperialists argued that the United States needed to ___________
A | develop markets for goods within its own borders. | B | gain access to
foreign markets to sell US products. | C | end its racist policies. | D | encourage people of
many races to move to the United States. |
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People in foreign lands turned against the United States when the US
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A | closed its doors to immigrants. | B | refused to sell manufactured
goods. | C | supported unpopular governments. | D | insisted on “liberty for
all.” |
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